Daytime Emmy Winners Best Actor
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1. Macdonald Carey
Actor | Shadow of a Doubt
American film and television actor MacDonald Carey became famous for his role as Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives (1965). For three decades he was the centered cast member of the show.
His film career was from the 1940s-'60s, and he appeared mostly in second-features (aka "B" ...
Role:Dr Tom Horton Show:Days of Our Lives (NBC) Year:1974 & 1975
2. Larry Haines
Actor | The Odd Couple
Appeared in scores of programs from radio's "Golden Age", such as "Suspense", the "Shadow", "Inner Sanctum Mysteries", and "X Minus One". Mr. Haines also starred in a short-lived series of 1953, "That Hammer Guy", in which he played the character created by Mickey Spillane, "Mike Hammer". He was on...
Role:Stu Bergman Show:Search For Tommorw (CBS) Year : 1976
3. Val Dufour
Actor | Search for Tomorrow
Val Dufour was born on February 5, 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Search for Tomorrow (1951), The Undead (1957) and The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956). He died on July 27, 2000 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
Role: Joan Wyatt Show: Search For Tommorow (CBS) Year 1977
4. James Pritchett
Actor | The Doctors
James Pritchett was born on October 27, 1922 in Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for The Doctors (1963), Night of the Comet (1984) and ABC Afterschool Specials (1972). He was married to Cynthia Arnold. He died on March 15, 2011 in New York City, New York, USA.
Role: Matt Powers Show: The Doctors (NBC) Year 1978
5. Al Freeman Jr.
Actor | Malcolm X
Al Freeman, Jr. was an actor and director who was the first African American to win a Daytime Emmy Award for acting. His most famous role was that of Police Captain Ed Hall in the soap opera One Life to Live (1968), which brought him the Emmy in 1979. He was a regular on the soap from 1972 through ...
Role: Ed Hall Show : One Life To Live (ABC) Year 1979
6. Douglass Watson
Actor | Another World
Douglass Watson was born on February 24, 1921 in Jackson, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for Another World (1964), Julius Caesar (1953) and The Money Pit (1986). He was married to Eugenia Laring-Clark. He died on May 1, 1989 in Arizona, USA.
Role : Mac Cory Show : Another World (NBC) Year : 1980 & 1981
7. Anthony Geary
Actor | General Hospital
Mr. Geary has come a long way from Coalville, Utah, the small mountain community of 800 where he was born. Tony was a gifted student, attending the University of Utah as a Presidential Award Scholar in theater. Jack Albertson saw Tony perform there, a nd cast him in "The Subject Was Roses." The ...
Role : Luke Spencer Show : General Hospital (ABC) Year: 1982 1999 2000 2004 2006 2008 2012
8. Robert S. Woods
Actor | One Life to Live
Robert S. Woods was born on March 13, 1948 in Maywood, California, USA. He is an actor, known for One Life to Live (1968), All My Children (1970) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He has been married to Loyita Chapel since 1985. They have two children.
Role : Bo Buchanan Show : One Life To Live (ABC) Year : 1983
9. Larry Bryggman
Actor | Die Hard with a Vengeance
Larry Bryggman was born on December 21, 1938 in Concord, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Spy Game (2001) and As the World Turns (1956). He has been married to Tracey Hanley Bryggman since 1999. They have two children. He was previously married to ...
John Dixon Show : As The World Turns (CBS) Year 1984 & 1987
10. Darnell Williams
Actor | All My Children
Darnell Williams was born on March 3, 1954 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for All My Children (1970), Short Cuts (1993) and S1m0ne (2002).
Role : Jesse Hubard Shpw : All My Children (ABC) Year :1985
11. David Canary
Actor | All My Children
David Canary was born on August 25, 1938 in Elwood, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for All My Children (1970), One Life to Live (1968) and Hombre (1967). He was married to Maureen Maloney and Julie M. Anderson. He died on November 16, 2015 in Wilton, Connecticut, USA.
Role : Adam/Stuart Chandler Show : All My Children (ABC) Year :1986 1988 1989 1993 2001
12. A Martinez
Actor | Longmire
A Martinez was born in Glendale, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Longmire (2012), Dark Winds (2022) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024). He has been married to Leslie Bryans since July 17, 1982. They have three children. He was previously married to Mare Winningham.
Role : Cruz Castillo Show : Santa Barbara (NBC) Year 1990
13. Peter Bergman
Actor | Everything You Know Is Wrong
Peter Bergman was born on November 29, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975), The Day the Earth Got Stoned (1979) and Martian Space Party (1972). He was married to Maryedith Burrell. He died on March 9, 2012 in Santa Monica, ...
Role : Jack Abott Show : The Young and The Restless (CBS) 1991 1992 & 2002
14. Michael Zaslow
Actor | The Guiding Light
Michael Zaslow was born on November 1, 1942 in Inglewood, California and was an actor and writer, best known for his work in daytime dramas, or soap operas. He was married twice, to Joanne Dorian and Susan Hufford, by whom he had two daughters, Helena and Marika. He died on December 6, 1998 in New ...
Role: Roger Thorpe Show: Guiding Light (CBS) Year :1994
15. Justin Deas
Actor | Santa Barbara
Justin Deas was born on March 30, 1948 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Santa Barbara (1984), Guiding Light (1952) and As the World Turns (1956). He has been married to Margaret Colin since January 23, 1988. They have two children. He was previously married to Jody ...
Role: Buzz Cooper Show: Guiding Light (CBS) Year: 1995 & 1997
16. Charles Keating
Actor | Another World
Charles Keating was born on October 22, 1941 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Another World (1964), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) and The Bodyguard (1992). He was married to Mary Ellen Cudbody. He died on August 8, 2014 in Weston, Connecticut, USA.
Role : Carl Hutchins Show Another World (NBC) Year: 1996
17. Eric Braeden
Actor | The Young and the Restless
Eric Braeden is a German actor in America who began his career playing Nazis and eventually became a star of daytime soap operas. Born Hans Gudegast in Kiel, Germany, during the Second World War, he was a superb athlete who excelled in track-and-field events. As a teenager, he immigrated to the ...
Role : Victor Newman Show : Young and The Restless (CBS) Year : 1998
18. Maurice Benard
Actor | General Hospital
Daytime Emmy Award winning Actor Maurice Benard joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Sonny Corinthos in August 1993. He briefly left the show for a year-long hiatus in December 1998. For his portrayal, Mr. Benard received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2003. He was also ...
Role : Sonny Corinthos Show : General Hospital (ABC) Year 2003
19. Christian Jules Le Blanc
Actor | In the Heat of the Night
Christian Jules Le Blanc was born on August 25, 1958 in North Carolina, USA. He is the son of Major Andre Victor Le Blanc (a veteran) and Alice Le Blanc. He grew up in a large family, being the second eldest of eight children. As a teen, he attended Jesuit High School and later went on to receive a...
Role : Michael Baldwin Show: Young and The Restless (CBS) Year : 2005 2007 2009
20. Michael Park
Actor | As the World Turns
Michael Park was born on July 20, 1968 in New York, USA. He is an actor, known for As the World Turns (1956), Stranger Things (2016) and Gotham the Series (2009). He has been married to Laurie Nowak since January 6, 1996. They have three children.
Role : Jack Snyder Show : As The World Turns (CBS) Year : 2010 & 2011
21. Doug Davidson
Actor | The Young and the Restless
Doug Davidson was born on October 24, 1954 in Glendale, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), I'll Take Manhattan (1987) and Season of Rage. He has been married to Cindy Fisher since May 27, 1984. They have two children.
Role : Paul Williams Show : Young and The Restless (CBS) Year: 2013
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